Giallo Video Essay

Giallo Video Essay

Evaluation

In my Giallo New Wave video essay, I discuss the origins of the wave from the yellow covered pulp novels originating in the 1920s and '30s that were which inspired the man who meant consider to be the creator of the new wave Mario Bava and his inspiration like Alfred Hitchcock. I broke down the wave into its building blocks how it inspired early slasher horror in 1980s America and analysed 3 films from Giallo auteur Dario Argento and how they represented Italian fears of female independence with the rise of the sexual revolution and the counter culture movement as well as the transition of Italy's economic transition from rural poverty to Urban and rich in the 1960s. This was due to the “Economic Miracle” that took place over the 1940s and 1950s as trade union restrictions were lifted after the fall of fascism within Italy and the increase in the making of consumer products. Britannica.com.

However, in my opinion, I could have better improved this video essay in multiple ways, from a technical standpoint I would have liked to individually label the footage throughout the video in order to better credit my sources to Harvard referencing standard but due to time constraints, I thought I would better focus on other aspects of the video like my analysis of my 3 chosen films. I would have also liked to improve my microphone audio in some segments of the video, due to lockdown I have been able to record my audio in a soundproof environment meaning I had to construct and schedule my voiceover but unfortunately not all my audio was up to my standard.

In order to improve my video, I would have liked to discuss in more detail about Italy in the 1970s and how this impacted Dario Argento's work from the discussion of The 1970s form the law on divorce and 1978 law on abortion, Life in Italy "Life In Italy 1970s To 1980s". But to be honest, adding these aspects to my analyse on Dario Argento's films would have been extra credit as I already discussed how the rise of women independence from men was found in his films.

Overall, in my opinion, I successfully created a video essay that showcased the origins of the wave and its context through the 60s and 70s, yes there could have been some technical improvements but I completed my goal to educate those who watch it on what Giallo is and how it still influences work today.

Peer Assessment Data Breakdown

I showcased my video essay to my class during one of our sessions, after they had watched it they provided me with comments about how to better improve my video essay and what worked well within it.

My classmates enjoyed the clear structure throughout the video essay as I outlined the troupes of the New Wave with elements of filmmaking from the use of sound (Exaggerated/Foley) and cinematography techniques (P.O.V/Handheld) commonly used in Giallo.

They thought I successfully educated them on the context and impact of the new wave, from Italy's Economic changes of the time to the sexual revolution of the '60s and seeking of female independence within Italy and the world at large. This was due to my use of editing, which clearly showcased the experience of a Giallo film while visual providing evidence to my talking points such as my examples of Early 80's slashers inspired by this movement like Black Christmas (1974) and Halloween (1978).

However, they had issues with technical elements in the video such as the slight error in the text before my breakdown of The Bird with a Crystal Plumage (1970) as well as a lack of detailed description of the two auteurs I reference in the video Mario Bava and Dario Argento, they thought I should have given them more context within the video about there influences and how that impacted the new wave and overall more in-depth origin of both of these filmmakers as artists. My classmates also had issues with the length of the video and thought it could have been shortened to a more exact length.

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Peer Assessment Data Collected from the Following Participants: Katerina Angelides, Cameron Butler, Alexander Wyness, Kateisha Thandy (HNC Students)

Life in Italy "Life In Italy 1970s To 1980s" Published by Ancos, Jan 16, 2017, Available (Online) at:

https://www.lifeinitaly.com/history/life-italy-1970s-1980s/

Britannica.com "The Economic Miracle Industrial Growth" Available (Online) At:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/The-economic-miracle

Black Christmas (1974) Directed by Bob Clark

Halloween (1978) Directed by John Carpenter

Crystal Plumage (1970) Directed by Dario Argento